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she graduated from the american school in london and later from the university of maryland, baltimore county. she has been a decades-long member for people of the american way and a longtime supporter of amnesty international. she not only thinks globally, but acts locally through city meals with whom she volunteers as a meal delivered in new york city where she lives. [applause] turner serves as the chair of the planned parenthood federation of american board of advocates and has testified before congress on reproductive rights, which is her topic here today. besides acting and doing political work, turner is doing one thing -- helping to keep the spirit of molly ivins alive. she was a newspaper columnist whose passion for politics made a religion. turner beens. that is because when former texas gov. ann richards was undergoing cancer treatment in manhattan, she happened to move into turner's apartment building. one day, ivins was visiting with richards and the ran into turner. they invited her out for an evening of laughter, paul stories and giving turner a unique appreciation of --
she graduated from the american school in london and later from the university of maryland, baltimore county. she has been a decades-long member for people of the american way and a longtime supporter of amnesty international. she not only thinks globally, but acts locally through city meals with whom she volunteers as a meal delivered in new york city where she lives. [applause] turner serves as the chair of the planned parenthood federation of american board of advocates and has testified...
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host: words from betty there, from baltimore. words of eleanor turner, somewhat echoing her comments. host: back to twitter -- host: here is a bit more from mitt romney yesterday in new york city and what he wants to achieve when it comes to america's role in the world. [video clip] >> i want to remind them of the bigness of the american heart. i never apologize for america. i believe the america is one of the greatest forces for good the world has ever known. host: from the editorial page of "the washington times," "the administration denounced the video that provoked outrage for extremists." host: jody, california. go ahead. caller: i am an independent. i used to be a republican. i voted for ron paul. i registered as an independent. i cannot morally vote for mitt romney, obama, or anybody. actually, obama is a little better on foreign policy, but not really much. i am an independent now and i will be voting for jerry johnson in the election. foreign policy is the most important thing that is breaking this country. you know? the
host: words from betty there, from baltimore. words of eleanor turner, somewhat echoing her comments. host: back to twitter -- host: here is a bit more from mitt romney yesterday in new york city and what he wants to achieve when it comes to america's role in the world. [video clip] >> i want to remind them of the bigness of the american heart. i never apologize for america. i believe the america is one of the greatest forces for good the world has ever known. host: from the editorial...
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michael in baltimore, maryland identifies himself as "other." michael, you're on "washington journal." caller: by the way, nice shirt-tie combo you got there. host: thank you. my girlfriend got me this tie. caller: i think teachers should be awarded for the performance of their class and weighted, 10%-15% of the entire evaluation. this way it allows you to, if this is a trend, i think it should be weighted. host: michael in baltimore, thanks for the call. guest: michael you hit the nail on the head. a lot of people are wondering how heavily if you're going to use the test scores, how heavy should they be weighted? the numbers range from 25%-40%. there's a state law saying students -- measures of students academic achievement should be weighted between 25%-30%. the tension is the mayor wanted to exceed that. other states. o districts have been looking at different figures. i think to keep in find the despite the federal pressure to do that. the laws are very much a state's issue and also by local bargaining agreement, which is why you see the div
michael in baltimore, maryland identifies himself as "other." michael, you're on "washington journal." caller: by the way, nice shirt-tie combo you got there. host: thank you. my girlfriend got me this tie. caller: i think teachers should be awarded for the performance of their class and weighted, 10%-15% of the entire evaluation. this way it allows you to, if this is a trend, i think it should be weighted. host: michael in baltimore, thanks for the call. guest: michael you...
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susan is in baltimore. hi susan. caller: hello. no i'm not going to stick with president obama this time. i feel that he's creating such a divisive atmosphere in our country and a very -- i'm very concerned for that, being the person who we want in our leadership. i feel like he has not shown us any substantive plans in the four years that he's been in business as the president, and instead, it seems like he wants to be rehraeblgt dollars, he picks -- reelected, he picks hot button issues such as will and illegal aliens, and he just starts divisiveness and causes peoples' emotions, the people who fall in those categories, i'm one of those people, and i have children and they are in one of those categories, and he doesn't have a plan, he puts it temporarily together and touts that as plan, but it's not, so that he can get reelected. again, if he was doing a good reelection campaign and maybe used things like that but also had demonstrated over the last almost four years some good, strong substantive plans that brought the economy to
susan is in baltimore. hi susan. caller: hello. no i'm not going to stick with president obama this time. i feel that he's creating such a divisive atmosphere in our country and a very -- i'm very concerned for that, being the person who we want in our leadership. i feel like he has not shown us any substantive plans in the four years that he's been in business as the president, and instead, it seems like he wants to be rehraeblgt dollars, he picks -- reelected, he picks hot button issues such...
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john, independent, baltimore. caller: i would agree with what is being set by most americans, that we need to move on. that does not mean that we forget what has taken place, but as a nation we need to be united and we need to really know what the threat is in this country. i think -- i was just watching a brookings on c-span that aired yesterday. defensiveness by the audience there, and also the gentleman from the brookings institute -- my goodness, you would think that this is just a little party. we do not seem to understand what has happened, especially if you look at other western countries, most notably france, with a huge muslim population. there are areas of france that the average person cannot go into. i am not picking on muslims, but it just so happens that this tremendous tragedy in our country, that is where i came -- that is where it came from. we need to be vigilant on our part as a nation to do what is right. we do not hate muslims, but we certainly hate some of the acts. host: do you feel safer, t
john, independent, baltimore. caller: i would agree with what is being set by most americans, that we need to move on. that does not mean that we forget what has taken place, but as a nation we need to be united and we need to really know what the threat is in this country. i think -- i was just watching a brookings on c-span that aired yesterday. defensiveness by the audience there, and also the gentleman from the brookings institute -- my goodness, you would think that this is just a little...
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host: baltimore on the democratic line, jay. caller: jerry, actually. thank you, c-span, and i really love your show. it's nice to be built to voice our opinion. my question is about qe-3. where is he getting $40 billion a month to purchase mortgage backed securities? if he has the power to do that, we cannotderstand why do this for something that is actually going to be tangible, like roads and bridges. everybody says that, but our transportation infrastructure is no longer what it takes to get stuff done quickly. the hours that dispense stuck in traffic, idling with gas at $4 a gallon will not help the situation. can you speak to where this $40 will come from?h host: referring to the federal reserve. guest: gao is at an early printed it from looking at the federal reserve pose a monetary policy activity. such as quantitative easing. we don't have a position on that because we are not able to look at that. host: is there any organization oversight of the federal reserve's monetary policy, any independent agency doing reviews? guest: not that i'm aware
host: baltimore on the democratic line, jay. caller: jerry, actually. thank you, c-span, and i really love your show. it's nice to be built to voice our opinion. my question is about qe-3. where is he getting $40 billion a month to purchase mortgage backed securities? if he has the power to do that, we cannotderstand why do this for something that is actually going to be tangible, like roads and bridges. everybody says that, but our transportation infrastructure is no longer what it takes to...
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host: marty makary is our guest, a surgeon at johns hopkins in baltimore. the numbers are on your screen. the book is "unaccountable." you take on hospital executive pay. why? guest: i talked to doctors and nurses around the country. they feel there is a growing gap between the front line doctors and their own managers. increasingly, i hear doctors and nurses say one of their frustrations is their own management. last year there were a record number of mergers and acquisitions in health care. some say these hospitals can be too big to fail. have to wonder if things go bad like the did it st. vincent's hospital in new york, who will take care of that population? i to take on the children's hospital that had a fund-raiser that asked children to collect pennies from other kids were the ceo made about $3 million a year. i think the general public is starving for honesty in health care. i have made mistakes with patients. i find they are starving for the kind of honesty. host: have you ever been sued? guest: i have never been sued but most doctors will be sued o
host: marty makary is our guest, a surgeon at johns hopkins in baltimore. the numbers are on your screen. the book is "unaccountable." you take on hospital executive pay. why? guest: i talked to doctors and nurses around the country. they feel there is a growing gap between the front line doctors and their own managers. increasingly, i hear doctors and nurses say one of their frustrations is their own management. last year there were a record number of mergers and acquisitions in...
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host: the next call for laura leslie comes from baltimore on our republican line. caller: hello. it is interesting listening to you guys speak. to me, the thing that really concerns me is i did not hear too much about jobs, or how they will make jobs. all they tell you is we will help you, help you, help you, but it is all government and governments. that is impossible. we are a country that when i came here it was self- sufficient. i do not want slued stamps. i want a job -- food stamps. i want a job. my daughter, she lost one job after the other and she does not want to go on food stamps. she does not want to get free housing. that is all the democrats are offering. the abortions -- women are not having abortions all the time. host: thank you for calling in. laura leslie? guest: if either party knew how to create jobs, i'm sure they would be saying sell, but this is the worst recession since the great depression, and both sides are trying to figure out how to do that. republican state government does not create jobs, but action the government does create a lot of jobs, especial
host: the next call for laura leslie comes from baltimore on our republican line. caller: hello. it is interesting listening to you guys speak. to me, the thing that really concerns me is i did not hear too much about jobs, or how they will make jobs. all they tell you is we will help you, help you, help you, but it is all government and governments. that is impossible. we are a country that when i came here it was self- sufficient. i do not want slued stamps. i want a job -- food stamps. i...
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baltimore book fest. tomorrow, richmond, virginia, at noon. and then in the evening i'll speak in norfolk. then on monday night, we'll be at virginia tech, which is very interesting, going back to the scene of the massacre. i'll be speaking there, you know, 32 people were killed there. and colin goddard is coming with us. he was one of those victims. he was shot four times. i'm also looking forward to interviewing a professor there. and then we're on to colorado for the big debate. we're going to be doing something interesting. we're both speaking on the silent majority election 2012 tour, but also we do this daily, radio and television broadcast that airs on over 1,100 stations, so we have to do the broadcast wherever we are. and being on the scene has been remarkable. i'll give you one example. we, last week, were in freeport, illinois, and got a truck, and we went to the stevenson fairgrounds. it was right across the street from a plant which happened to be owned by bain capital. across the street, the workers, the employees of this plant w
baltimore book fest. tomorrow, richmond, virginia, at noon. and then in the evening i'll speak in norfolk. then on monday night, we'll be at virginia tech, which is very interesting, going back to the scene of the massacre. i'll be speaking there, you know, 32 people were killed there. and colin goddard is coming with us. he was one of those victims. he was shot four times. i'm also looking forward to interviewing a professor there. and then we're on to colorado for the big debate. we're going...
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years ago, my son, albert, was struck by a car crossing the street after watching a baseball game in baltimore. he was thrown 30 feet in the air on impact and scraped along another 20 feet on the pavement after he hit the ground. i ran to his side and held him and called his name, but he was limp and still, without breath or pulse. his eyes were open with the empty stare of death, and we prayed, the two of us, there in the gutter, with only my voice. his injuries, inside and out, were massive, and for terrible days he lingered between life and death. tipper and i spent the next thirty days and nights at his bedside. our family was lifted and healed, in no small measure by the love, compassion and prayers of thousands of people, most of whom we never even knew. albert is plenty brave and strong, and with the support of three wonderful sisters-- karenna, kristin, and sarah-- and two loving parents who helped him with his exercises every morning and prayed for him every night, he pulled through. and now, thank god, he has fully recovered, and he runs and plays and torments his older sisters like
years ago, my son, albert, was struck by a car crossing the street after watching a baseball game in baltimore. he was thrown 30 feet in the air on impact and scraped along another 20 feet on the pavement after he hit the ground. i ran to his side and held him and called his name, but he was limp and still, without breath or pulse. his eyes were open with the empty stare of death, and we prayed, the two of us, there in the gutter, with only my voice. his injuries, inside and out, were massive,...
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host: be in baltimore. caller: even though there is more food out there and it's being wasted, why is it a problem that these illegal aliens are eating the food and we are paying for it? we're paying for so much waste. i don't think there's any problem with giving away the food anyway if they are reading it. guest: -- host: do you know if illegal aliens are allowed to eat the school lunch program or not? guest: it is not something that we have explored specifically. host: where is the school lunch program going next? what are some other provisions coming down the pipeline? guest: more pretend vegetable, more whole grains, less fat, lower sodium. there rolled in overtime. we will see that improving. we will see things going from partially whole grain to fully whole grain. the most exciting change is the rest of the school food environment. if we want them to meet their roots and vegetables, the things as parents we want them to we, we have to make sure we're not competing them against foods that may be more
host: be in baltimore. caller: even though there is more food out there and it's being wasted, why is it a problem that these illegal aliens are eating the food and we are paying for it? we're paying for so much waste. i don't think there's any problem with giving away the food anyway if they are reading it. guest: -- host: do you know if illegal aliens are allowed to eat the school lunch program or not? guest: it is not something that we have explored specifically. host: where is the school...
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here is the baltimore sun -- and then this piece also wrote written in the baltimore sun by a longtime political reporter -- robert portman is helping romney prepare for. the for the first debate is in denver, so look for our lookon c-span.org. freddie is a democratic caller in lanham, maryland. caller: thank you very much, c- span. the un is a very good entity. but the main problem is the united states and israel. israel is the biggest stone in the shoes of the united states. the president of the united rael.s not bowing to is mitt romney wants to start another war with iran. host: this on twitter -- the president will be giving his address to the united nations this morning around 10:00 a.m. eastern time. look for coverage on c-span. governor mitt romney will be at the clinton global initiative this morning giving a talk about foreign affairs at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. look for our coverage on c-span 2. president obama will travel over to the clinton global initiative to give his speech around noon eastern time. go to c-span.org for details of coverage of those events in new york. le
here is the baltimore sun -- and then this piece also wrote written in the baltimore sun by a longtime political reporter -- robert portman is helping romney prepare for. the for the first debate is in denver, so look for our lookon c-span.org. freddie is a democratic caller in lanham, maryland. caller: thank you very much, c- span. the un is a very good entity. but the main problem is the united states and israel. israel is the biggest stone in the shoes of the united states. the president of...
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compared to baltimore, it was very expensive. i remember him not complaining, but making the point when the door opened and here comes senator kennedy. he came right over, what did you think of the speech? ask me what i thought. all of a sudden the prices came way down. >> suddenly it was not worth it. take a one of the most memorable single images of this convention ran on the front of "the new york time" was you with the women members of the house. but was a like to stand up there? >> it was pretty exciting. that was only half of those we have in the house. it was pretty exciting because of the connection. it was so exciting to see them, and each of them women that spoke have the depth of knowledge on the issues they talked about. a lifetime of work. author of the league lead illy ledbetter bill. it was deep, and it was warm, and it was quite wonderful. >> congress is going back to school. i think there are 8 legislative days between now and the election. would you go back into session, what will you try to accomplish? >> we ho
compared to baltimore, it was very expensive. i remember him not complaining, but making the point when the door opened and here comes senator kennedy. he came right over, what did you think of the speech? ask me what i thought. all of a sudden the prices came way down. >> suddenly it was not worth it. take a one of the most memorable single images of this convention ran on the front of "the new york time" was you with the women members of the house. but was a like to stand up...
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we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has also spoken to hispanic voters, jewish voters. he has had a lot of offense here. i think he is trying to be careful not to overdo it. chris christie in tampa, all of these folks being talked about for 2016 are being careful to keep the focus on the nominee as much as possible. [inaudible]o >> i followed him this morning, i followed him late last night. he is all over charlotte. >> are these messages not about his core beliefs? >> there is a bit of both. for the large part, those two are in sync. he is on the sunday talk shows almost every sunday. he is a very practiced message man for the party and the speech they you will see tonight will reflect that. >> virginia a
we choose john kerry, john kerry, john kerry. ♪ >> that was the mayor of baltimore, maryland, now the governor, martin o'malley. boston, massachusetts. with more on his remarks tonight, some speculate 2016. >> we are here with the washington correspondent for "the baltimore sun." >> i think he is trying to walk a fine line between elevating his profile and not appearing to. he has been at many events back- to-back. he has also spoken to hispanic voters, jewish...
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they said we cannot build bridges and -- the baghdad and canada are and not in baltimore or kansas city. >> that is the first time the u.s. conference of mayors at a foreign policy. >> since 1971, when we took on the vietnam war. that was controversial. this was not a war resolution. this is a nation-building resolution. we have to start investing in our temperature of share. we have a $2.20 trillion -- lion bill. simpson-bowles should be a template for how we fix things. right and left to say that the president did not adopt the recommendation for his own commission. he did not say that he was on the simpson-bowles commission and voted against it. he did not say if you know what it does, it cut spending and closes tax loopholes and raises revenues. $4e president's plan has trillion in spending. it closes tax loopholes and refuses to extend the bush tax cuts. when people say that we are taxing the rich, we are taxing them to where we work under the clinton administration when we created $23 million, when we took the bush policies -- bush 41 -- that brought us deficit and took it to surp
they said we cannot build bridges and -- the baghdad and canada are and not in baltimore or kansas city. >> that is the first time the u.s. conference of mayors at a foreign policy. >> since 1971, when we took on the vietnam war. that was controversial. this was not a war resolution. this is a nation-building resolution. we have to start investing in our temperature of share. we have a $2.20 trillion -- lion bill. simpson-bowles should be a template for how we fix things. right and...
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articlet's look at this in the baltimore sun -- let's listen to mitt romney talking about the issue of taxes, on nbc yesterday on meet the press. [video clip] >> people at a high income level will have fewer deductions and exemptions. as numbers will come down, otherwise they would get a tax break. i want to make sure, despite what the democrats said at their convention, i am not reducing taxes on high-income taxpayers. i am bringing down the rate of taxation but also bringing down deductions and exemptions at the high end so the revenues stay the same. the taxes people pay states the same. middle-income people will get a break. on the high end, what's coming in and say it's the same -- what's coming in stays the same. but we encourage small businesses, because they hire people. host: that was mitt romney yesterday. we are asking you about your message to congress. fred on twitter -- chicago, matt on the democratic line. caller: the thing that you just showed on the newspaper when you first open the show, a house republican agenda for this week is to pass a bill to eliminate the clean
articlet's look at this in the baltimore sun -- let's listen to mitt romney talking about the issue of taxes, on nbc yesterday on meet the press. [video clip] >> people at a high income level will have fewer deductions and exemptions. as numbers will come down, otherwise they would get a tax break. i want to make sure, despite what the democrats said at their convention, i am not reducing taxes on high-income taxpayers. i am bringing down the rate of taxation but also bringing down...
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here is "the baltimore sun" headline today -- such as the organization of islamic corp. and leaders like the turkish prime minister, the egyptian president, and the iranian president. we want to get were taken on the role of the u.n. and global force affairs. patrick is first in pennsylvania, a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. i think the role of the u.n. has become a better light -- utterly faster diced -- bastardized by the influence of the united states. you have to go to the mideast section of the u.s. state department and you see an entirely israeli presence in the state department. degrasse of net and out to -- photographs of netanyahu -- >> how do you know that? >> this is from "the wall street journal" this morning. --s as mr. obama's aids the president has come under criticism from the gop for not scheduling a meeting with benjamin netanyahu in new york this week. here is the picture inside the : new york post" meeting with the ladies meeting from " bellview." caller: i think everybody should get out of the u.n.. why try to pacify them? italy, germa
here is "the baltimore sun" headline today -- such as the organization of islamic corp. and leaders like the turkish prime minister, the egyptian president, and the iranian president. we want to get were taken on the role of the u.n. and global force affairs. patrick is first in pennsylvania, a democrat. good morning. caller: good morning. i think the role of the u.n. has become a better light -- utterly faster diced -- bastardized by the influence of the united states. you have to go...
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bruce, baltimore, good morning, independent line, thank you for waiting. caller: how you doing, good morning. i watched the democratic convention and you also speak about how obama captured bin laden and all the praise of how senator obama did such a great job during the war and so forth. i think the credit should go to george bush. george bush is the one that set up all these ways of catching bin laden, setting up going to war in iraq. but all the democrats, all they are like perform colmes, they want to give obama all the credit for all the polices george bush set. host: thank you bruce. allen colmes. guest: i think to some extent you're right. i think the end of the iraq war, for example, was already in play when obama took office and in fact president obama kept many of the bush national security people around him like robert gates, the secretary of defense, at the beginning of his administration. so to some extent, you've actually got a point. but in terms of bin laden, you know, there's a clip of george w. bush at one point saying i don't knowy is, i
bruce, baltimore, good morning, independent line, thank you for waiting. caller: how you doing, good morning. i watched the democratic convention and you also speak about how obama captured bin laden and all the praise of how senator obama did such a great job during the war and so forth. i think the credit should go to george bush. george bush is the one that set up all these ways of catching bin laden, setting up going to war in iraq. but all the democrats, all they are like perform colmes,...
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crime by 30%, made college education more affordable for the people are state, looking forward to the baltimore orioles' winning the world series, and the ribbons, the redskins beating in the super bowl. maryland, where we move forward, not back. and maryland, where we will reelect the greatest center in the world, ben cardin -- senator in the world, ben cardin. quex in the chair of the maryland democratic party. votesbably cast our 127 for president barack obama. >> thank you, maryland. casting 124 boats for obama. -- votes for obama. massachusetts, you have 136 votes. >> madam secretary, i am boston city councilor iyana presley. the great commonwealth of massachusetts, under the leadership of gov. patrick is first in the nation. >> first in the nation in education. first in clean energy, and the first -- birthplace of the united states of america. >> former home to the late, great senator ted kennedy, the land of the senate. -- lion of the senate. >> home of the bruins. proud to cast 128 votes for president barack obama. [cheers and applause] . >> thank you, massachusetts. casting 128 votes f
crime by 30%, made college education more affordable for the people are state, looking forward to the baltimore orioles' winning the world series, and the ribbons, the redskins beating in the super bowl. maryland, where we move forward, not back. and maryland, where we will reelect the greatest center in the world, ben cardin -- senator in the world, ben cardin. quex in the chair of the maryland democratic party. votesbably cast our 127 for president barack obama. >> thank you, maryland....
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if it were drawn in the 1930 baltimore, world war ii might the been avoided -- 1930's, world war ii might have been avoided. the first gulf war might have been avoided. clear, red lines will also work with iran. earlier this year, they threatened to close the strait. the united states drew a clear, red line. iran backed off. different lines can be drawn in the i iranian nuclear program. but to be credible, a line must be drawn first and foremost in one vital part of their program -- on their efforts to enrich uranium. let me explain why. any bomb consists of an explosive material and a mechanism to ignite it. the simplest example is fuse.der in and a you light the fuse and set off the gunpowder. the gunpowder is enriched uranium in regards to iran's nuclear program. the fuse is a detonator. for iran, amassing enough uranium is far more difficult than producing a nuclear fuse. for a country like iran, it takes many, many years to enrich uranium for a bomb. that requires thousands of center fuses spinning in tandem in big industrial plants. those are green plants are visible. they are still
if it were drawn in the 1930 baltimore, world war ii might the been avoided -- 1930's, world war ii might have been avoided. the first gulf war might have been avoided. clear, red lines will also work with iran. earlier this year, they threatened to close the strait. the united states drew a clear, red line. iran backed off. different lines can be drawn in the i iranian nuclear program. but to be credible, a line must be drawn first and foremost in one vital part of their program -- on their...
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marty makary, a surgeon at johns hopkins hospitals in baltimore. here is his book. we have about a half-hour left on the "washington journal" this morning. coming up, our weekly america by the numbers segment. we will be looking at workplace safety issues. we will be right back. >> the first thing in our article here is getting medicare costs under control as the number-one priority. and it is the most untouchable thing. but that is going to cause more trouble than any other problem we got physically in the u.s. getting medicare costs under control is the number-one thing. >> usain also, surcharge smokers, and the obese for their medicare coverage. >> right. >> where did that idea come from? >> it came from oz. on the person that put it in the memo, but i did not have to fight hard for it. i ran something in the "washington post" where instead of calling people morbidly obese i called them mega-fatties and i was reduced by the "washington post" for being insensitive. and i guess i probably am. this is something that everybody knows to be true and someone has to pay
marty makary, a surgeon at johns hopkins hospitals in baltimore. here is his book. we have about a half-hour left on the "washington journal" this morning. coming up, our weekly america by the numbers segment. we will be looking at workplace safety issues. we will be right back. >> the first thing in our article here is getting medicare costs under control as the number-one priority. and it is the most untouchable thing. but that is going to cause more trouble than any other...
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photodude writes on twitter -- host: and here's the headline from "the baltimore sun" this morning -- host: and we'll continue to hear from you this morning on this from republicans. michael is from jacksonville, florida. thanks for calling in this morning, michael. caller: good morning. i'm calling about the mitt romney comments. i think it's appalling that the media is blown this out of proportion. what mitt romney said is a fact. 45%, 47% of our country is on entitlements. doesn't bother me at all what he had to say. i agree with him 100%. america needs to wake up and the people who don't comprehend it is -- don't understand what he's talking about on that. host: michael, thanks for calling in this morning. michael talking about the media blowing this up too much. here is the opinion piece from "the washington times" this morning, the midst of republican incompetence is the headline. host: that provides ample opportunity for mr. romney to score points by holding mr. obama accountable for his broken promises and the broken economy. that again on the opinion page of "the washington t
photodude writes on twitter -- host: and here's the headline from "the baltimore sun" this morning -- host: and we'll continue to hear from you this morning on this from republicans. michael is from jacksonville, florida. thanks for calling in this morning, michael. caller: good morning. i'm calling about the mitt romney comments. i think it's appalling that the media is blown this out of proportion. what mitt romney said is a fact. 45%, 47% of our country is on entitlements. doesn't...